How to Propagate Native Honeysuckle from Cuttings

Native honeysuckle plants are great for pollinators like hummingbirds and are gorgeous landscape plants. Our honeysuckle has been a standout show stopper for years but I need to make some cuttings so we can move this amazing plant to our new home. In this video I take cuttings and show the process, what type of cutting to take, and stick the cuttings in a rooting medium. In a few weeks I should have some roots forming on these plants. This is Lonicera sempervirens but there are a couple other native honeysuckles you can try.

Fragrant Native Honeysuckle:
Lonicera canadensis - American honeysuckle
Lonicera x brownii - Brown's Honeysuckle (Hybrid of L. sempervirens and L. hirsuta)
Lonicera hirsuta

[littlefoxnj]

I appreciate your nice, calm way of speaking.
We have one of these honeysuckle and the humming birds nest in it. I think I will try this and grow them an extra home for the summer.

[meaself]

Thank you for an excellent presentation and clear instructions on what to do. I watched several other videos and nada! Much appreciated.

[celinekilcoyne]

Hello Just back from a visit to my friend an 92 year old whose only girlfriend his wife loved honeysuckle. I have some in my garden and in large pots I will transplant some for her grave.
I love your video.
Love from the NW Coast of Ireland

[halewich]

I have a two-year-old Major Wheeler Honeysuckle in my garden and I love it. I am going to prpogate it and share it with my friends and neighbors.

[jenelle]

Thanks for that. Bought one yesterday at the nursery, then found one along my side fence so doing this today

[JimTheDruid-dbok]

I have five mature specimens growing up my trees in NC. The hummingbirds and insect pollinators visit continually all summer. A vigorous beautiful addition.

[btown]

Finally! Someone who explains how to take cuttings. PS I live in England, UK but have honeysuckle I want to prune to thicken out and get more plants whilst doing so

[matthewryder]

Thank you! Just took a bunch of cuttings. Large honeysuckle young branches. I have a good feeling. 👍

[TheJaniceJoy]

I have several nectar plants for hummingbirds. By far, Major Wheeler is their favorite. The next plant they visit is the Cigar Plant. 💐

[Emzias]

Thank you! I’ve been struggeling with the native species we have here in Norway! This should work!

[wendyreyes]

Is it possible to grow cuttings indoors over winter so they are ready to plant by the spring

[raton_garden]

Wow so beautiful planting. Good share thanks ❤🎉❤🎉❤

[marissaz]

Could it be propagated from mature woody vines? I was given many clippings and they are attached to strong woody stems - thank you for your video!!

[barnandhome]

so, after the roots grow out in a month, are you ready at that point to stick them in the ground? And, do they have to have a trellis, like a tree or a fence to grow up?

[mjj]

I will have to try that, mine is an Arnold red - hot pink .!it doesn’t have a lot of scent.

[ChrisSmithFW]

Thanks for this. Are you using bark chips or mulch? Is there any soil in the bark chips?

[simonsuh]

Thanks for the info David. Once they root and you decide to transplant them to a bigger pot, do you keep them inside or outside?

[beachgirl]

Thanks for the video! Do you propagate these indoors or out? Started mine tonight !

[piercarlotalenti]

I'm in zone 7b. Can I leave the pot outside over the winter?

[johnlewis]

If you take cuttings in September and keep them in a warm, well lit room indoors, will they form roots ?